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- From: mam@jcnpc.cmhnet.org (Mike A. McAngus)
- Subject: Re: Violence in the bible?
- Message-ID: <1992Dec31.025334.16240@jcnpc.cmhnet.org>
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- References: <1992Dec29.200705.22493@arden.linet.org>
- Date: Thu, 31 Dec 1992 02:53:34 GMT
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- Joe Beiter (joeb@arden.linet.org) wrote:
- : In article <schnitzi.725571303@eola.cs.ucf.edu> schnitzi@cs.ucf.edu (Mark Sch
- nitzius) writes:
- : >Interesting! So, in summary, the Bible calls for the death penalty
- : >in these cases:
- : >
- : >o Murder
- : >o Witchcraft
- :
- : etc...
- :
- : >
- : >Comments, Xians?
- :
- : This applied to the jews for the jews to carry out. The jews were to be
- : submissive to the law. A death sentance is not 'murder' but justice.
-
- Matt 5:18 says it applies to you too.
-
- : It is made clear from book one that the wages for sin is death.
-
- And the wages of living a pure life (Job, JC, JC's mother) is death. No-one
- gets out alive.
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- Mike McAngus | As if I needed Another time consuming hobby.
- (mam@jcnpc.cmhnet.org) |
- The Truth is still the Truth | This Post exploits illiterates.
- Even if you choose to ignore it. |
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